lititz. Monday, May 16, 2011      

  gratitude # 606 – 619. Wednesday, May 11, 2011   David made morning glory muffins for breakfast Ams back to her happy self today antibiotics for my sinus infection teammates who are helping us get out the door Anju who will come and clean up after us most of the laundry done most of the packing done Judah is so excited he asked to go to bed at 8:00 this morning so he could wake up and get on the airplane Colleen who comes through in a pinch the lump in my throat when I think of leaving teammates I’ve cooked and shopped and laughed and fought and cried…

  love. Wednesday, May 11, 2011      

  sick. Tuesday, May 10, 2011     Amie and I are under the weather this week — she with a bad cold and me with a sinus infection.  Please pray that we get better before our twenty-three hour trip this week!  

  painting. Monday, May 9, 2011     (there was a little mix-up at the beginning, where Amie thought the paint was supposed to go on her face) Judah painted pictures for “my cousin Annie,” “Joe,” and “Mum-Mum.”  And Miss Amelie?  For “Jo-fan” (Jonathan). My heart swells with love for these two kids.  I am overwhelmed that God made them and gave them to David and me.  We couldn’t have possibly picked out their sweet faces or little voices or personalities more perfectly.  He did a good job. These last six months have been hard.  Really hard.  And I am in awe of the courage and resilience of Judah and…

  instagram. Sunday, May 8, 2011      

  saturday morning. Saturday, May 7, 2011      

  six days. Friday, May 6, 2011   Six days until we leave for the U.S. . . . but who’s counting? I feel like I ought to be busier than I am right now, but actually this has probably been the most restful of any week since we moved here.  It is so nice to have my husband home, daily swims now that the pool is fixed, and just a few little odd projects before we leave. I have discovered that I have a passion for organization.  I’m going through our apartment closet by closet putting things in order and loving it.  I am very into using baskets right…

Thursday, May 5, 2011 These pictures are from a couple weeks ago — you can see Amie’s battle wounds from her pack-and-play tumble. We spent this morning in a huge park right at the center of our city, about a thirty-minute auto ride from our apartment.  Sometimes I daydream about living here, within walking distance of the park, right in the middle of all the action.

the train. Thursday, May 5, 2011